Memorial Day started as Decoration Day, and it was first observed at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on May 30, 1868, three years after the Civil War reached its bloody conclusion. more

Malverne’s Memorial Day Parade Join the Village of Malverne for its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27, at 10 a.m. The parade will start at Church Street, and a memorial ceremony will … more

Patriotic celebration and paradeVisit the Lakeview Public Library for early patriotic celebration on Thursday, May 24, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The library has planned an afternoon of patriotic … more

Details on Malverne and West Hempstead’s annual Memorial Day parades are as follows: more

The Geico Skytypers took a member of the Herald team up into their planes for a preview of what they will be doing during the Jones Beach Airshow this weekend. more

For many Long Islanders, Memorial Day weekend is all about watching some of those high fliers in the Bethpage Air Show. more

Malverne 10:00 a.m. start The Malverne Memorial Day parade will begin on Church Street and proceed: East on Utterby Road to Linmouth Road South on Linmouth Road to Wicks Lane East on Wicks Lane to Rolling Street South on Rolling Street to Lexington Avenue West on Lexington Avenue to Hempstead Avenue There will be a stop at Hempstead and Lexington avenues while the Veteran’s Organizations and Village Officials place a wreath at Harris Memorial Field. The parade continues north on Hempstead Avenue to Church Street A ceremony on Church Street at Reese Veterans Memorial Park will immediately follow the parade. West Hempstead 10:00 a.m. start The parade line up starts at St. Thomas’ Chapel’s parking field near the intersection of Hempstead Avenue and Nassau Boulevard. From there, it will continue along Hempstead Avenue down to Roosevelt Boulevard and then to Echo Park. The ceremony is in the Echo Park parking field and begins approximately at 11:00 a.m. more

Before the typical crowd of a couple of hundred thousand people filled Jones Beach for the annual Bethpage Air Show, a fellow Herald editor and I found out what it was like to be high above Long Island in planes rarely entered by civilians. more

The MTA announced on Wednesday service changes for Memorial Day Weekend, including changes on the Long Island Rail Road and the agency’s bridges and tunnels, designed to help travelers better deal … more

Three years ago, a community outpatient clinic for veterans opened at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow. The 11,000-square-foot space, in the hospital’s Building Q, offers primary care and mental health services. The hospital lends the space to the county rent-free. more